Dump-wagon and loading means therefor



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DUMP wADDN AND LOADING MEANS THENEFDA.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13 1918. 1,334,002, A Patented Mar. 16,1920.

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DUMP wAGoN AND LOADING MEANS THEREFDR.

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30 ,/j INVENTOFl WITNESSES ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNHARD A. SUSSIS, F NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB 0F FIVE PEB. CENT. T0JOSEPH A FBEIMAN, FOBTY-TWO AND ONE-HALF PEB CENT. T0 DAVID SHWARTZ, TENPEB CENT. T0 ALEXANDER KORENGILVALL 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

- DUMP-'WAGON AND LOADING lMEANS THEBEFOB.

l To all whom t may concern: l

Be it known that I, BERNHARD A. SUssIs, a citizen of Russia, residing atNew York city, in the countyof New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dump-Wagons and LoadingMeans Therefor, of which the following 1s a s ecication.

My inventlon relates to certainvnew and useful improvements in dumpwagons and hoisting and loading means-therefor and has for its primaryobject the provision of a dump wagon of simple construction and highlyeicient in use.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a device ofthe above stated character which will be of such construction that aplurality of receptacles may be hoisted along one side of the wagon andthe contents of the receptacles dumped through openings in the sideextension of the wagon bogy.

he invention has for another object, the

provision of improved and eiiicient means for raising or hoistingthereceptacles and dumping the contents of the latter into the wagon. s

A further object of the invention resides in the rovision of an improvedform of wagon body with openings in'one side extension to receive thereceptacles for the' purpose of dumping the contents ofthe same into thewagon.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a dumpwagon and receptacle hoisting and dumping means which will be of simpleconstruction and operation and which will include a'minimum number ofarts.

ith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thecombination i' and arrangement of coperating parts.l as

hereinafter more specifically set forth, pointed out in the appendedclaims and shown in the accompanying drawings forming a" part of thisapplication.

ln the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the complete invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view therespeemmion of Leners ment.Patented 13h16, 1920,

Application led Iarch 13, 1918. Serial No. 222,137.

of, showi the operation of dumping the contents o the receptacles intothe wagon, v

` the plane of line 6--6 of Fig. 7, looking in the direction indicatedby the arrows and Fig.' 7 is a vertical section through the receptacleand the supporting means for the same with the receptacle in position tobe delivered upon the'raising means.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1designates the body of the wagon, which is mounted in the usual mannerupon the transverse axle 2 having the ground wheels 3 mounted upon itsopposite ends, a tongue 4 being provided for the wagon and extendingfrom the axle bearings in any suitable and well known manner.

The wagon body 1 is of conventional form and the type in which the rearend 5.is inclined and the upper edges of the sides and ends of the wagonbody are extended out wardly to form the inclined lilanges 6, as clearlyshown in the drawings.

The wagon has.a body extension 7 which rests upon the wagon body 1, saidbody extension 7 being of 'rectangular form and hinged to the main body1 along the forward upper edge of the latter, as shown at 8, in Figs.3.and 4. This body extension has a door 9 in its rear end hinged alonAone vertical edge by'suitable hinge mem rrs 10, a latch 11 beingcarried by the door 9 at its opposite longitudinal edge and adapted forremovable engagement with the stationary latch member 12 mounted on therear end of said body extension 7. Thebody extension 7 isalso providedwith a cover formed in two longitudinal sections 13,.h inged along theirouter edges -to the longitudinal edges of the body extension 7, as shownat 14. The body extension 7 may also be supported with its rear endraised when the wagon is dumped, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, bymeans of the supporting member 15, which is pivoted' to the side of themain body, near the rear upper cornerzthereof, as shown at 16. Thesupporting member 15 has notches 17 in one edge, within one of which isadapted to be engaged the pin 18 The raisin and dum in( means corn-Vprises a removable track 23 which has inwardly turned upperr ends 24.formed on -its rail members with curved hooks 25 projecting therefromand removably engaged through one ofthe side flanges 6 of the wagon, asshown at 26 to support the track in inclined position upon one side ofthe wagon, with the lower ends of the track rails rested upon theground. The track 23 is also provided with hooks 27 intermediate theends of the track rails, whereby the track may be suspended insubstantially vertical position upon the side of the wagon, as shown in-Fig. 5 of the drawings. The receptacles 28 are to be elevated to theopening 29 and then tilted to discharge their contents into the wagon,and to this end I have provided a double carriage 19 upon which thereceptacles may be placed, as shown in the drawings. The carriagecomprises transverse upper and lower members 30 which have recesses 31in their lower edges to receive the track rails and guide the carriageupon the rails. The transverse upper and lower members 30 arey connectedby longitudinal or vertical bars 32. The inner edge of the lowertransverse member 30 is directed upwardly, as shown at 33 to form aproper support for the lower ends of the receptacles 28. The transverseupper member 30 is provided with cut-away or recessed portions 34 toreceive the receptacles 28, in order that they may be properly supportedin inclined position upon the carriage. The carriage is adapted to bedrawn upwardly upon the track by a cable 35 connected with the centralportion of the upper transverse member 30 and also with the drum 36,upon which the cable 35 is adapted to be wound.r This drum is mountedupon the shaft 37 which is adapted to be rotated withinthe bearings 38,by means of the handle 39 upon one end of the shaft 37. y

Each receptacle. 28 has a depending circumerential flange 40 to preventthe receptacle 28 from sliding o of the transporting carriage 41, whichlatter is mounted upon suitable rollers 42. The carriage 41 is providedfor the purpose lof transporting the receptacle 28 to the raisingcarriage upon the track rails 23.

When the wagon is to be moved, the track and raising carriage aresupported upon the side or" the wagon, as shown in Figo oi' thedrawings. eration of dumping the wagon will be read-A ily understood byreferrin to the drawings, particularly to Fig. 4. D ttention may becalled to the fact, however, that the receptacles 28 will automaticallytilt as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, when the uppermost liange- 30is engaged with the upper cross rod 44 as the carriage is pulledupwardly, thus causing the receptacle to tilt for depositingthe-contents of the receptacles inthe wagon, the ends of the receptacles28 projecting through the openings 19.

lt is also believed that the op- Y it is believed that furtherdescription of i this invention will be unnecessary. lt may bementioned,-however, that l do not desire to be limited to' the specicdetails of construction'and arrangement of parts as shown in thedrawings and herein' described, as minor changes may be made within thescope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim 1.. A device ofthe class described comprising a wagon body, anextension for said body, said wagon body having a Bange to support saidextension, a track including parallel rail members having hooks rformedthereon for engagement through said anges, said track being adapted tobe disengaged and suspended in vertical position upon said flange, acarriage movable upon said track when thelatter is in inclined position,to dump material into said wagon body, and means for operating the lastYmentioned means.

2. A device of the class described comprising a wagon body having itsupper edges extended outwardly to form inclined flanges, each sideflange being provided with openings, a track including parallel railmembers, each having a hook at one end and another hook intermediate itsends, a carriage movable on Asaid rail members when the hooks at theends of the rail members are disposed in the ysaid openings in the sideflanges, the said hooks at the intermediate portions of the said 'railmembers being adapted for engagement with the said openings in the angeswhen the said carriage land rails are disposed in inoperative position.

3. A device of the character described comprising a wagon body,

inclined flanges formed at the upper marginal edges of the wagon body, atrack comprising parallel rail members, each rail member havlng a hookat one free end, and a second hook intermediate its ends, each of thehooks ,being adapted for engagement with the flanges at one side of thewagon body whereby the said traek rails may be disposed an inclinedpositionor 1n an inoperative vertical position.

In testlmonfy whereof I alix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

BERNHARD A. SUSSIS. Witnesses:

HENRIE'LTA OBERWAGER, JOHN E. BUnoH.

